Inventory Analyst - Toronto, Canada - Toronto Transit Commission

Toronto Transit Commission

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

JOB INFORMATION

Requisition ID: 8567

Number of Vacancies: 1

Department:
Materials Management Planning & Inventory Control

Salary Information:
$70, $88,415.60

Pay Scale Group: 07SA (CAN/S/J/07SA)

Employment Type:
Regular

Weekly Hours: 35

Off Days:
Saturdays & Sundays

Shift:
Day

Posted On:
November 20, 2023

Last Day to Apply:
December 1, 2023

Reports to:
Inventory Supervisor

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is North America's third largest transit system and has been recognized as one of the top places to work in the GTA.

Guided by a forward-thinking strategic plan, the TTC's vision is to be a transit system that makes Toronto proud.

The TTC's recruitment efforts are directly aligned to its mission of providing "a reliable, efficient, and integrated bus, streetcar and subway system that draws its high standards of customer care from our rich traditions of safety, service and courtesy.

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General Accountability:

Reporting to the Inventory Supervisor, the incumbent is responsible for managing the inventory levels required to maintain the TTC revenue fleets and maintenance operations in support of the total user community base at the TTC. The Inventory Analyst will work to preset service level targets as outlined by the department goals and objectives.

Key Job Functions:

The Inventory Analyst is responsible for managing inventory asset levels and ensuring that the departmental targets are achieved

This involves:

Forecasting future needs and planning inventory levels by establishing appropriate ordering levels on a part by part, site by site basis
Utilizing inventory management tools/reports and statistical calculations to meet the business needs for both Inventory Management and the user community
Forecasting long term inventory supplier blanket contract needs in collaboration with relevant users and submitting to purchasing
Monitoring inventory performance targets and taking action on: backorders, inventory levels, expediting, obsolescence and inventory projects
Accessing, running and reviewing inventory reports to determine validity of requirements and providing advice, recommendations and assistance to user community regarding same, and resolving problems as required
Coordinating with user community, DIC personnel, CIC personnel, Buyers and Expeditors to ensure proper flow of inventory from date of order to receipt into warehouse for inventory availability to meet service objectives
Preparing a variety of correspondence, memoranda and TTC Board Reports for inventory amendments over $2.5M
Conduct periodic audit counts
Ensuring that inventory is kept current by identifying and analyzing slow moving, dated stock and obsolete material and taking appropriate action
Identifying parts for potential alternate sourcing for cost savings
Ensuring that all drawings and specifications are commercially correct before forwarding to Purchasing Section
Coordinating parts for catalogue and inventory levels for all new vehicle purchases, including verification of vendor/manufacturer information to ensure they meet with serialization and bar coding specifications established within the TTC and supplier
Working with user community, Quality Control and Engineering personnel to identify material that does not meet TTC specifications and coordinating with Purchasing and Stores areas for the return and replacement of the material in a timely basis in order to maintain revenue service levels
Conducting a complete and thorough review of capital and noncapital project requirements, i.e. validating account information, funding and project quantities and appropriate authorization prior to performing the upload to the Industrial and Financial System (IFS) to ensure inventory requirements are met
Producing and monitoring project requirement reports, and making the necessary adjustments to inventory levels in order to maximize utilization of the TTC's assets
Establishing objectives to ensure project requirements are fulfilled and documented upon project completion, including disposition of all unused material within the project timeframe
Requesting ad hoc Crystal Reports in order to review inventory from various perspectives
Participating in developing Crystal reports or Microstrategy dossiers
Establishing and maintaining accessible work processes and filing mechanisms so that during periods of absence (i.e. vacation) the function may be fulfilled by the designate

Skills:

Communicate in a variety of mediums
Plan and organize activities / projects to meet section and organizational goals
Audit systems, processes, and products-
Education and Experience:
Completion of a Community College Diploma or University Degree in a business or related discipline, combined with directly related work experience in inventory and materials management
Completion of, or enrollment in the APICS / CPIM ac